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Ogdensburg pulls out of Tri-County Energy Consortium

Posted 1/2/17

By JIMMY LAWTON OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg will withdraw from the Tri-County Energy Consortium and will instead pursue a stand alone solar project in the Camden area. The consortium includes more than …

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Ogdensburg pulls out of Tri-County Energy Consortium

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By JIMMY LAWTON

OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg will withdraw from the Tri-County Energy Consortium and will instead pursue a stand alone solar project in the Camden area.

The consortium includes more than 50 municipalities and school districts spanning Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis Counties.

Ogdensburg School District is also part of the consortium.

The goal was to produce a total of 70 MW of power, which should be enough to significantly cut costs for all entities involved.

Under the consortium plan, multiple solar farms capable of producing a maximum of 2.2 to 2.5 MW each would generate the power. The municipalities and schools would be responsible for providing the land for the farms. And Ogdensburg has the space to house at least two facilities. Those leasing land would see additional revenues from those agreements as well.

However, Ogdensburg City Council agreed with consensus to withdraw from the consortium to instead pursue an agreement with New Energy Equity,

According to a public update to the city council, NEE has found property in the Camden area and is interested in moving forwarded with a 1.2 MW farm. The company had also considered building the solar array in the Clayton area after Ogdensburg was determined to be an poor site due to issues with tying into a substation there.